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House debates Yale-NUS issue, but a new chapter for liberal arts is being written

The Yale-NUS experience has been an invaluable venture for its students, for Singapore and for tertiary education. ST PHOTO: CHONG JUN LIANG
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SINGAPORE - In Singapore, little of import takes place without a thorough airing in Parliament.

Such was the case on Monday (Sep 13), when 12 MPs on both sides of the House filed questions on the recently announced decision to close Yale-NUS College in 2025, after the last batch of students graduates.

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